Benita Valente, 91, a revered lyric soprano whose voice thrilled listeners with its purity and seeming effortlessness, died ...

Her career spanned decades, included performances at the Metropolitan Opera and brought her effusive praise from critics and ...

An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe ...

The Houston Symphony will kick off its season this weekend with a scorcher: "Valčuha Conducts Stravinsky's Firebird." While Stravinksy's piece might be the headliner, it is guest soprano Angel Blue ...

On occasion, an opera performance is so pitch-perfect, so theatrical, that the audience asks for more when the final curtain ...

As Houston performing arts ventures grow for the 2025-26 season, Houston Grand Opera surpasses them all with a thrilling 50th ...

The audience went wild when the she took her final bow Saturday at the Barre Opera House. The crowd was on its feet clapping, yelling and whistling. It was even raucous — and it was opera. Italian ...

The way to greet the opening of the Metropolitan Opera’s 84th season last week was with a polite nod—at least for the events onstage. The premiere production was Francesco Cilea’s 1902 opera Adriana ...

The New York Concert Opera will present “An Autumn Evening Soiree” on Nov. 6 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Osteria Santina Restaurant ...

The production of the George Gershwin work is propelled by a strong cast, including Michael Sumuel and Angel Blue.

The season opens with Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème" from Jan. 23-26, followed by Georges Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers" from ...

"Too Many Sopranos" stars (from left) Alexandra Wiebe as Madame Pompous, Deirdre Lahiff as Dame Doleful, Isaac Pendley as St. Peter, Brittany Graham as Just Jeannette and Alicia Woodberry as Miss ...